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Developing Early Number Concepts
In kindergarten, it is important for students to develop a solid foundation of number literacy. This includes counting, number recognition and writing, one-one correspondence and many more skills. These students are participating in an activity called In My Bag. Students … Continue reading
Keeping Up with IXL Math
Looking for something free that allows your child to practice math skills? Don’t forget about ixl math! All you need is your child’s username and password and he/she will have access to hundreds of skills to reinforce or enrich his/her … Continue reading
Book of the Month: One Hundred Hungry Ants
This month’s book entitled, One Hundred Hungry Ants, by Elinor J. Pinczes is about 100 ants who travel in a single file to a picnic. They soon realize though that it is taking too long to get there. Read to … Continue reading
A Dime at a Time
What is the value of a dime these days? You may think it’s not a lot, but I’ll show you otherwise. I was able to find these fun activities that deal with using dimes. Check it out…I’ve got one for each … Continue reading
Look Mom, No Regrouping
Here are some first graders from my math group who are learning to add larger 2 digit numbers without regrouping. They use a strategy that keeps the numbers whole and allows them to clearly understand their place value.